Blue Öyster Cult (often abbreviated
BÖC) is an American
rock band from
Long Island, New York, whose most successful work includes the
hard rock and
heavy metal songs "
(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "
Godzilla" and "
Burnin' for You". Since the release of their eponymous debut album in 1972, the band has sold over 24 million albums worldwide, including 7 million in the United States alone. The band's
music videos, especially "Burnin' for You", received heavy rotation on
MTV when the music television network premiered in 1981, cementing the band's contribution to the development and success of the music video in modern
pop culture.